Meet Me at Pebble Beach | Review

Meet Me at Pebble Beach Published by Avon by Bella Osborne
on May 28, 2020
Genres: Contemporary, Romance, Women's Fiction, Chick-Lit
Pages: 416
Source: Netgalley
Format: ARC, eBook
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Regan is holding a winning lottery ticket.
Goodbye to the boyfriend who never had her back, and so long to the job she can’t stand!
Except it’s all a bit too good to be true…
When Regan gets pranked, she finds herself jobless, homeless and boyfriendless in one fell swoop.
Luckily her friendly seaside community provides a beacon of hope, proving to Regan that sometimes you really can rely on the kindness of others – and one local in particular, a handsome fireman called Charlie, helps Regan realise that this could be her chance for a fresh start.
Armed with a list of ways to change her life, Regan decides it’s time to step out of her comfort zone.
Because – as Charlie knows all too well – life is for living . . .
A feel-good summer read, perfect for fans of Jill Mansell, Veronica Henry and Cressida McLaughlin.

Regan’s life is a mess–well, to be fair, Regan is a mess. She’s perpetually late, she’s accident-prone, and she just doesn’t really have it together. Also, she’s kind of lazy.

“Regan opened a bleary eye and tried to focus it on the alarm clock. ‘I’ve got loads of time.’ She harrumphed and pulled the duvet over her head. The work do the previous night had been dull so she’d drunk more than she intended to.

‘But I thought you were taking Cleo to the airport?’

‘Shiiiiiit!’

So, you may ask; what, then, would be the point of a character like this? Well, Regan spends the majority of this book fixing herself. Not for others, but because she has realized how much she needs to change.

However, the catalyst for all this is because of a prank-gone-wrong. One of her co-workers–as an act of retribution for what he thought was a prank–convinces Regan that she won the lottery. So, within minutes, Regan dumps her live-in boyfriend and quits her job. So now she has no job and no place to live.

“‘Jarvis. Our relationship has run its course. I’m sorry but I think it’s for the best. I won’t be coming back tonight.’ She’d already decided that she’d book herself into the Grand Hotel for a few days while she worked out her next steps.”

Enter Charlie. Charlie seems about as put together as anyone could. He is clearly interested in Regan, but not in a creepy way. He seems to genuinely want to help her.

It doesn’t take long for Regan to see the need for her to make something of her life.

By the end of this book, I very much more appreciated Regan and her journey. I was also incredibly touched by the story arc of Regan and Charlie.

This was a cute read with a great message. You’re never too old to change… And, it’s never too late to hope.

 

 

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